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It earned him a place in the national final of the industry awards competition, which takes place at the European Pizza & Pasta Show at Olympia in London on Thursday (November 16).

Celebrity chef Theo Randall will be head judge.

The national winners of each category and the overall Pizza Chef of the Year Award winner will be announced that night at the PAPA Awards Evening - the industry awards ceremony by the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association taking place the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

Marco Fuso with one of the pizzas which got him into the final of Pizza Chef of the Year (Image: PAPA)

Marco is originally from Lecce in Italy and now lives in Stoneleigh, near Ewell.

As a child he was fascinated by baking, spending hours watching his grandfather working in his bakery.

Marco moved to the UK eight years ago and has been working as a pizza chef and consultant.

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Samantha Day from competition organisers, PAPA, added before the finals: “The quest to find the country’s best pizza chef takes us on an amazing journey not only across the UK but across the pizza spectrum too.

“From classical Neapolitan bases to indulgent and densely topped designs, new flavour combinations and an array of ovens and methods.